Raising Resilient Kids: How to Support Our Children as They Grow w/Sara Olsher

As parents, our kids are our priority. We want to raise them well and help them grow to be the best version of themselves. We want our kids to grow up to be confident and resilient.   How do we create common language between us and our kids so that we can have meaningful conversations that will instill confidence? How can we show our kids that we respect them and that they are capable?   Founder and CEO of the family mental health and wellness company Mighty + Bright,  Sara Olsher joins me for this episode to talk about the different ways we can support and encourage our kids, and how we can teach them valuable skills that will help them grow. Sara also shares her story about her journey into helping families through difficult times.   We treat kids with a different expectation than we have for ourselves. -Sara Olsher    3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode   - Building a baseline of trust How do we build a baseline of trust between us and our kids?    - Don’t avoid talking about the hard stuff Sometimes we keep the difficult stuff to ourselves as it's painful or hard to talk about it. What can we do to make it easier to talk about, especially to our children?    - Projecting trauma Everyone has different experiences and we should not project our own trauma onto our kids.   Guest Bio Sara Olsher is the founder and CEO of the family mental health and wellness company Mighty + Bright, and the author of ten picture books for kids coping with divorce, cancer, change, and big feelings. As a single parent and cancer survivor, Sara has seen firsthand that the universe can deal some pretty harsh blows. Her company, Mighty + Bright, provides tools meant to help overwhelmed parents prioritize mental health for their kids, learning together and incorporating coping skills into day-to-day life. Visit https://mightyandbright.com Find Sara on Instagram http://www.instagram.com/mightyandbrightco Find Sara on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/mightyandbrightco Find Sara on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@mightyandbrightco